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Jonathan Tobin Daily
The Internet is inundated with misinformation. Join JNS Editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin for his daily analysis of the most important stories affecting Israel and the Jewish world. If you want to understand what’s really going on, this show is for you.
Episodes
Jonathan Tobin DailyEp. 110: Can progressive-dominated institutions that enable antisemitism be saved?
Trump’s defunding campaign is having an impact. But don’t be fooled into thinking that elite schools like Columbia or media that have been captured by woke…
Jonathan Tobin DailyEp. 109: Can great art transcend political disgrace?
“Last Call”—a new play about an alleged late-life meeting between Leonard Bernstein and ex-Nazi Herbert von Karajan—attempts to answer a difficult…
Jonathan Tobin DailyEp. 108: Huckabee nomination a test for US Jews
The opposition of liberal groups and Reform Judaism to the ardently Zionist former Arkansas governor reflects something darker than just partisanship.Listen to…
Jonathan Tobin DailyEp. 107: The Trump foreign-policy team’s real problem
The Yemen attack leak was a bad mistake. But a clueless Steve Witkoff’s embrace of Qatar and rationalization of Hamas betray the president’s realist…
Jonathan Tobin DailyEp. 106: By forcing Columbia’s surrender, Trump is saving education
The president achieved the seemingly impossible goal of undoing the woke grip on schools that is destroying American society. And it was easier than anyone…
Jonathan Tobin DailyEp. 104: Don’t reject allies who oppose the red-green antisemitic alliance
Leaders who plan to boycott a conference on antisemitism because of the presence of right-wingers show they aren’t serious about fighting Jew-hatred.Listen to…
Jonathan Tobin DailyEp. 105: Netanyahu is right about Israel’s ‘deep state’
Like the anti-Trump “resistance,” the country’s liberal establishment is waging a war against the prime minister as a bid to hold on to power, not an effort to…
Jonathan Tobin DailyEp. 102: Trump’s war on woke universities is essential to fighting antisemitism
Don’t be misled by the left’s free-speech hypocrisy. The issue isn’t only deporting supporters of a genocidal war on Israel; it’s their opposition to ridding…
Jonathan Tobin DailyEp. 103: Chuck Schumer’s moral cowardice has enabled antisemitism
The cancellation of his book tour is a reminder that the New York senator failed to lead the fight against Jew-hatred and sought to undermine Israel’s…
Jonathan Tobin DailyEp. 101: Trump, not the ‘woke’ right, remains in charge of US policy
The dumping of Israel-basher Daniel Davis indicates that worries about antisemitic conservatives notwithstanding, it’s only the president’s position that…
Jonathan Tobin DailyEp. 100: Celebrate Jewish self-defense, not self-loathing
Leftists misuse the biblical book of Esther to promote the lie about Israel committing genocide when it is the Palestinians, like Hitler, Haman and Amalek…
Jonathan Tobin DailyEp. 99: Anti-Trump resistance rushes to defend campus antisemites
The president’s long overdue crackdown on schools that tolerate Jew-hatred is being spun by his political foes as an attack on free speech. The truth is quite…
Jonathan Tobin DailyTrust Trump on Israel? Hypocritical Biden-Harris supporters say ‘no’
While a DOD spokeswoman’s antisemitic tweets may have caused outrage, some questionable political appointments don’t substantiate claims that Trump is…
Jonathan Tobin DailyEp. 95: The Trump-Zelenskyy spat isn’t a warning to Israel
The notion that Trump’s refusal to let Zelenskyy dictate U.S. policy sets a precedent for the Jewish state is a partisan talking point. The two relationships…
Jonathan Tobin DailyEp. 94: Don’t mourn the demise of corporate media gatekeepers
Claims that changes in the heretofore biased liberal White House press pool herald a police state are nonsense. As is true with coverage of Israel, the media…
Jonathan Tobin DailyEp. 93: Hamas spins the liberal media in a bid to outwit Trump
An interview in “The New York Times” speaking of “regret” for the Oct. 7 fallout is an information operation aimed at legitimizing and continuing their rule in…
Jonathan Tobin DailyEp. 92: Israel was right to stick with Trump at the UN
As the new administration flexes its diplomatic muscles in Europe and the Middle East, Jerusalem must stand with its ally rather than with Ukraine and its…
Jonathan Tobin DailyEp. 91: Prolonging the Ukrainian quagmire won’t defend the West or Israel
Trump was wrong to say Ukraine started the war with Russia. But the main threat to the United States is the woke left, Islamists and China, not Moscow. Listen…
Jonathan Tobin DailyEp. 90: The unavoidable necessity to draw conclusions about Palestinian Arab society
Hamas’s ceremonies, cheered by throngs of civilians celebrating the deaths of kidnapped women and children, are an indefensible culture of hate and death…
Jonathan Tobin DailyEp. 89: The Hamas baby killers and a broken global moral compass
Fashionable antisemitism has caused leftist myths about Israeli “oppressors” to dismiss justified anger and grief about the fate of the Bibas kids. Listen to…
Jonathan Tobin DailyEp. 88: JD Vance and the defense of democracy
The vice president’s challenge to Europe appalled its establishment. But his address was an apt critique of illiberal policies, not an insult or green light to…
Jonathan Tobin DailyEp. 87: Jewish foes of Trump’s Gaza plan remain Hamas’s ‘useful idiots’
The latest celebrity petition about the post-Oct. 7 war is yet another example of how the “as a Jew” crowd expresses their identity by supporting those who…
Jonathan Tobin DailyEp. 86: Super Bowl antisemitism ad is no way to tackle Jew-hatred
Robert Kraft’s Foundation to Combat Antisemitism wasted $8 million on something that never mentioned Jews or antisemitism, while also failing to explain the…
Jonathan Tobin DailyEp. 85: If hostages are being abused, their captors shouldn’t be rewarded
Three men released by Hamas looked like Nazi death-camp survivors. Israel and the United States must not allow the terrorists to survive and thrive. Listen to…
Jonathan Tobin DailyEp. 84: Trump plan puts an end to the Palestinian state fantasy
Moving Palestinians out of the Gaza Strip may not happen, but at least, there will be a four-year respite from pressure to achieve the unachievable. Listen to…
Jonathan Tobin DailyEp. 83: Trump critics want to make America safe for antisemites
An executive order to deporting pro-Hamas student visa holders horrifies left-wingers. Would they defend foreigners inciting against other minorities? Listen…
Jonathan Tobin DailyEp. 82: Open borders for America is not a Jewish religious principle
The Jewish left falsely claims that Trump’s enforcement of the law against illegal immigrants is immoral while ignoring the harm that its own policies do to…
Jonathan Tobin DailyEp. 81: Democrats betrayed Israel and US interests on the ICC
They effectively blocked sanctions on an antisemitic International Criminal Court because it impacted those who enable it. Then they blamed the GOP. Listen to…
Jonathan Tobin DailyEp. 80: Trump is right about letting Palestinians leave Gaza
Keeping descendants of the 1948 refugees in place is about perpetuating a futile war on Israel. They should be allowed to flee Hamas rule and seek better lives…
Jonathan Tobin DailyEp. 79: Zero tolerance for empty words of Holocaust remembrance
Those who are morally neutral about or support the latter-day Nazis of Hamas and make false claims of genocide against Israel should remain silent on Jan. 27…
Jonathan Tobin DailyEp. 78: Why Trump-haters need to believe that Elon is a Nazi
An awkward gesture at an inaugural event set off an absurd controversy that speaks volumes about the unwillingness of Trump’s foes to let go of their false…
Jonathan Tobin DailyEp. 77: Both friends and foes should lower their expectations for Trump 2.0
All Americans should support their president when possible and oppose him when necessary. Each side may need to do that in the coming years. Listen to the full…
Jonathan Tobin DailyEp. 76: The pathetic finish to Joe Biden’s failed presidency
His legacy isn’t just weakness, failure and unchecked antisemitism. The visibly diminished president became America’s forgotten man even before he left the…
Jonathan Tobin DailyEp. 75: Trump and Israelis may regret the hostage deal he wanted … and got
Threats against Hamas and its allies, as well as pressure on Netanyahu, clearly played a decisive role. A likely revival of a terrorist state, however, will…
Jonathan Tobin DailyEp. 74: A choice between common sense and romanticizing Ukraine
As Donald Trump takes unfair abuse for seeking to end the war that Vladimir Putin started, don’t ignore the denial of Ukraine’s ongoing veneration of…
Jonathan Tobin DailyEp. 73: ‘Scholasticide’ slur is another reason why Trump should defund antisemitic institutions
The American Historical Association’s allegation discredits them more than it does Israel. Yet it illustrates how corrupt and anti-intellectual the…
Jonathan Tobin DailyEp. 72: Ending Facebook censorship is a victory for freedom, not antisemitism
ADL’s claims that Mark Zuckerberg’s decision will harm Jews show their partisanship and liberal frustration over Trump’s defeat of the censorship-industrial…
Jonathan Tobin DailyEp. 71: Liberal media mainstreams a blood libel about Israeli ‘apathy’
The claim that Israelis are indifferent to the suffering in Gaza is false; its purpose is to demonize Jews while ignoring Palestinian support for genocide…
Jonathan Tobin DailyEp. 70: Connect the dots between New Orleans and support for anti-Israel terror
Partisanship, tolerance of antisemitism and worries about Islamophobia led the Biden administration and its media allies to look for domestic terrorism in all…
Jonathan Tobin DailyEp. 69: Debunking the Gaza ‘genocide’ blood libel won’t dissuade Israel-haters
Hamas casualty and famine claims continue to be exposed as lies. But as long as much of the world accepts the canard that the Jewish state is illegitimate…
Jonathan Tobin DailyEp. 68: Jimmy Carter’s personal virtue didn’t ensure a virtuous or successful presidency
Despite the natural sympathy for a deceased president, his failures and their terrible consequences should not be erased by revisionist historians. Listen to…
Jonathan Tobin DailyEp. 67: Musk and Vance’s Germany comments and learning history’s lessons
Endorsements of the far-right AfD are misguided; still, those who draw conclusions from Angela Merkel’s historic immigration blunder are realists, not…
Jonathan Tobin DailyEp. 66: Trump’s mandate: Defund and deport college antisemites
It is time to confront a corrupt, biased education establishment that is both undermining belief in America and enabling Jew-hatred. Listen to the full story…
Jonathan Tobin DailyEp. 65: This year more than ever, don’t conflate Christmas and Chanukah
With antisemitism surging and Israel besieged on multiple fronts, embrace the true meaning of the “Festival of Lights” rather than pretending it’s a…
Jonathan Tobin DailyEp. 64: Freedom of the press isn’t about publishing partisan lies
Corporate media’s abandonment of journalism has made it vulnerable to Trump’s anger. But the answer in Israel, as well as the United States, is an honest…
Jonathan Tobin DailyEp. 63: Don’t expect any humor about antisemitic ‘genocide’ smears
A comedy club wanted to bring together supporters of Israel and supporters of the Palestinians for a “Don’t Hate. Debate.” The Israel-haters replied: Nothing…
Jonathan Tobin DailyEp. 62: Islamophobia concerns are attempts to silence critics of Muslim antisemitism
The latest Biden-Harris national strategy to combat hate is rooted in the myths of post-9/11 and 10/7 backlashes, and a false analogy to Jew-hatred. Listen to…
Jonathan Tobin DailyEp. 61: Is domestic terrorism the next step for antisemitic radicals?
Rationalizing the assassination of a health-care executive is a reminder that the line that separates violent rhetoric from acts of violence is razor-thin…
Jonathan Tobin DailyEp. 60: Trump’s pick for civil rights can doom DEI racism
The nomination of Harmeet Dhillon as assistant attorney general for civil rights could be a turning point in the battle against woke indoctrination and…
Jonathan Tobin DailyEp. 59: Trump should trust his instincts and ignore the Syria ‘experts’
Bashar Assad’s fall is not an opportunity for the United States to return to nation-building or foolish interventions in wars where there are no good guys…
Jonathan Tobin DailyEp. 58: Biden’s reading doesn’t matter, but a false Palestinian narrative does
Rashid Khalidi’s book labeling Israel an illegitimate settler-colonial state illustrates the dishonest intellectual fashion that should be refuted. Listen to…
Jonathan Tobin DailyEp. 57: Trump voices the moral clarity on hostages the world needed
The president-elect’s threat—“There will be all Hell to pay in the Middle East”—if Hamas didn’t release its captives before his inauguration sent a message to…
Jonathan Tobin DailyEp. 56: America’s future depends on Trump’s promise to punish woke universities
A leftist-dominated educational establishment and its media enablers fear that he will make good on his vow to defund institutions that embrace DEI and…
Jonathan Tobin DailyEp. 55: A necessary though imperfect deal caps Netanyahu’s finest hour
The ceasefire with Hezbollah won’t ensure the safety of northern Israel. But could anyone else have resisted U.S. heat for so long and achieved as much? Listen…
Jonathan Tobin DailyEp. 54: College antisemites and their enablers think they’re the victims
College “crackdowns” on pro-Hamas mobs are portrayed as repression of free speech. Trump should make good on his threat to defund academic institutions and…
Jonathan Tobin DailyEp. 53: Should Jewish groups defend the nonprofit status of terror supporters?
Instead of fighting antisemitism, many Jewish liberals are still falsely accusing Trump and opposing conservative efforts to stop Jew-haters and terrorists…
Jonathan Tobin DailyEp. 52: Israel-bashers lose votes but gain ground among Democrats
An election post-mortem should mean confronting rather than appeasing progressive antisemites. The future of a bipartisan pro-Israel consensus hangs in the…
Jonathan Tobin DailyEp. 51: Jewish liberals should follow ‘Morning Joe’ and drop the ‘resistance’
It’s time to abandon the smears about Donald Trump and his voters being fascists and prioritize the clear-and-present danger to Jews from woke and Islamist…
Jonathan Tobin DailyEp. 50: Trump 2.0 means the end of ambivalence about Israel
Liberal Jewish groups are appalled by the prospect of an administration that is unabashedly pro-Israel. That says more about them than it does about him…
Jonathan Tobin DailyEp. 49: The sorry symbolism of a pro-Israel rally that flopped
A year after Oct. 7 and a successful unity rally, an empty ballpark is a metaphor for American Jewry’s weak response to the war on Israel and the resulting…